⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 40
A 13-0 run took them from 8 down to 5 up in the second quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q1 4:35 · POR 17-14 MEM
- Go-ahead
Damian Lillard hit a 25-foot three jumper
Q4 1:58 · POR 87-86 MEM
- Winner
C.J. McCollum hit a 25-foot three jumper, Damian Lillard with the assist
Q4 1:20 · POR 91-88 MEM
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Nicolas Batum misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:28 · POR 91-88 MEM
- Missed FT
Nicolas Batum misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:00 · POR 97-92 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 8 down to 5 up
Q2 0:07 · POR 57-62 MEM
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q3 1:23 · POR 70-80 MEM
- Ties it
Zach Randolph hit a layup
Q4 1:39 · POR 88-88 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Marc Gasol lost ball turnover
Q4 4:56 · POR 80-82 MEM
📊The numbers
| POR | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 8 | Threes made | 7 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 18 | Assists | 19 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 0 | Blocks | 3 |
